The person's position. For a player's position, use one of the five official positions. Avoid using abbreviations.

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height_ft/height_in

The player's height in feet and inches. When specifying, round to the nearest inch. For example, for a player 6 ft 11 in (2,11 m) tall, the height_ft parameter should show "6", the height_in parameter "11". Use either height_ft/height_in or height_cm or height_m but not more than one type at the same time.

height_cm

The player's height in centimeters. When specifying, round to the nearest cm. For example, for a player 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) tall, the height_cm parameter should show "211". Use either height_cm or height_m or height_ft/height_in but not more than one type at the same time.

height_m

The player's height in meters. When specifying, use two digits of precision. For example, for a player 211 m (692 ft 3 in) tall, the height_m parameter should show "2.11", using a decimal point (not a comma). Use either height_m or height_cm or height_ft/height_in but not more than one type at the same time.

height_footnote

Use only if an additional note needs to be placed next to the height, e.g. an explanatory note for a disputed height.

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weight_lb

The player's weight in pounds. Use either weight_lb or weight_kg but not both.

weight_kg

The player's weight in kilograms. Use either weight_kg or weight_lb but not both.

weight_footnote

Use only if an additional note needs to be placed next to the weight, e.g. an explanatory note for a disputed weight.

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league

The person's current league. Requires "team" to be set to be displayed.

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team

The person's current team. Do not put the person's former team(s), as they belong to teamN or cteamN (below). Do not wikilink the team name. Put in Free agent if a player is a free agent. If a person has retired, this parameter should be left empty.

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team_link

Use only if the team name does not match the team's article title.

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birth_date

The person's birth date.

birth_place

The person's birth place.

death_date

The person's death date.

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death_place

The person's death place.

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nationality

The person's respective nationality.

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high_school

The person's high school.

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college

The college(s) the person attended prior to a professional basketball career. Players should follow the format:[[college basketball team article|college name]]([[season|year]]–[[season|year]])If an article for the college basketball team does not exist, wikilink to the school's athletic team article, which is usually [[<school name> <team name>]] e.g. [[Loyola Marymount Lions|Loyola Marymount]]. Otherwise, wikilink to the school's article.

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draft_year

The year in which the player entered the NBA draft.

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draft_round

The player's draft round. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary.

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draft_pick

The player's draft pick number. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary. If a player was a territorial pick, then put [[NBA territorial pick|Territorial]].

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draft_team

The player's draft team. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary.

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career_start

The year in which the player started his/her career

career_end

The year in which the player ended this/her career

career_position

The position(s) played while a player. Used when a former player is now an active coach.

career_number

The number(s) worn while a player. Used when a former player is now an active coach, or an active player that has worn other numbers.

coach_start

The year in which the person's coaching career began.

coach_end

The year in which the person's coaching career ended.

years1, team1,
years2, team2,
...
years40, team40

All the team(s) the person has played for during his career.
Should follow the format:|years1 = [[season|year]]–[[season|year]] |team1 = [[Team1]]|years2 = [[season|year]]–[[season|year]] |team2 = [[Team2]]
...Separate stints with the same team should be separate team/year entries.
A stint with a team that moved or was renamed should be listed as a single entry:|teamN = [[TeamN]] / [[RenamedTeamN]]
An NBA player in the NBA Development League on assignment should be listed in the following format:|years1 = [[season|year]]–[[season|year]] |team1 = [[NBA team]]|years2 = [[season|year]]–[[season|year]] |team2 = →[[D-League team]] ([[NBA Development League|D-League]])
If a player is in the D-League but does not have an NBA contract, no → should be used for the team entry.
All stints for professional minor league and overseas leagues should be listed. The country which an overseas team is based should be listed with the format:|teamN = [[OverseasTeam]] ([[OverseasLeague|country]])

cyears1, cteam1,
cyears2, cteam2,
...
cyears15, cteam15

All the team(s) the person has coached for during his career.

Optional

highlights

All notable highlights and awards that the person has won. Should follow the format:

* #× [[Award 1]] ([[season|year]], [[season|year]])
* #× [[Award 2]] ([[season|year]], [[season|year]])
Omit #× if the award is won only once.
To denote consecutive years, use endash instead of comma and omit the year(s) in between.
If possible, use the full name of the award.If a separate article exists for the highlight's specific year, link to that article instead of the general season:*2× [[List of NBA All-Stars|NBA All-Star]] ([[2005 NBA All-Star Game|2005]], [[2011 NBA All-Star Game|2011]])
Medals shall be listed under medal_templates and not under highlights.
Players with 5+ professional highlights should limit college highlights to NCAA championships, awards at Template:Men's college basketball award navbox, and NCAA Tournament MOPs.
For NBA biographies, see Wikipedia:WikiProject National Basketball Association/Article guidelines for more conventions on highlights.

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letter

The text between the last and second-last slashes in the URL of the player's basketball-reference.com profile

Optional

bbr

The text between the last slash and .html in the URL of the player's basketball-reference.com profile

Optional

nba_profile

The text between the last and second-last slashes in the URL of the player's NBA.com profile (linked at nba.com/players).

The HTML mark up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue article across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Date-of-birth ("bday") parameters will only be included in the microformat if {{Birth date}} or {{Birth date and age}} are used in the infobox.

The person's name, in first-last format. Do not put nicknames, sourced or not.

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Image

image

The person's image.

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Image size

image_size

The size of the image. Use only when there is an image.

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Caption

caption

The caption of the image. Write a concise and accurate statement. Image with only a person's face usually do not need a caption.

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Number

number

The person's current jersey number.

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Position

position

The person's position. For a player's position, use one of the five official positions. Avoid using abbreviations.

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Height in feet OR inches

height_ft/height_in

The player's height in feet and inches. When specifying, round to the nearest inch. For example, for a player 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) tall, the height_ft parameter should show '6', the height_in parameter '11'. Use either height_ft/height_in or height_cm or height_m but not more than one type at the same time.

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Height in centimeters

height_cm

The player's height in centimeters. When specifying, round to the nearest cm. For example, for a player 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) tall, the height_cm parameter should show '211'. Use either height_cm or height_m or height_ft/height_in but not more than one type at the same time.

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Height in meters

height_m

The player's height in meters. When specifying, use two digits of precision. For example, for a player 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) tall, the height_m parameter should show '2.11', using a decimal point (not a comma). Use either height_m or height_cm or height_ft/height_in but not more than one type at the same time.

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Height footnote

height_footnote

Use only if an additional note needs to be placed next to the height, e.g. an explanatory note for a disputed height.

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Weight in pounds

weight_lb

The player's weight in pounds. Use either weight_lb or weight_kg but not both.

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Weight in kilograms

weight_kg

The player's weight in kilograms. Use either weight_kg or weight_lb but not both.

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Weight footnote

weight_footnote

Use only if an additional note needs to be placed next to the weight, e.g. an explanatory note for a disputed weight.

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League

league

The person's current league. Requires 'team' to be set to be displayed.

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Team

team

The person's current team. Do not put the person's former team(s), as they belong to teamN or cteamN (below). Do not wikilink the team name. Put in Free agent if a player is a free agent. If a person has retired, this parameter should be left empty.

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Team link

team_link

Use only if the team name does not match the team's article title.

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empty

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Birth date

birth_date

The person's birth date.

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Birth place

birth_place

The person's birth place.

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death date

death_date

The person's death date.

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empty

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empty

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Death place

death_place

The person's birth place.

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Nationality

nationality

The person's respective nationality.

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empty

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High school

high_school

The person's high school.

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College

college

The college(s) the person attended prior to a professional basketball career. Players should follow the format:[[college basketball team article|college name]]([[season|year]]–[[season|year]])If an article for the college basketball team does not exist, wikilink to the school's athletic team article, which is usually [[<school name> <team name>]] e.g. [[Loyola Marymount Lions|Loyola Marymount]]. Otherwise, wikilink to the school's article.

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Draft year

draft_year

The year in which the player entered the NBA draft.

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Draft round

draft_round

The player's draft round. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary.

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Draft pick

draft_pick

The player's draft pick number. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary. If a player was a territorial pick, then put [[NBA territorial pick|Territorial]].

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Draft team

draft_team

The player's draft team. If a player was not drafted, this parameter is not necessary.

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empty

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empty

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Career start

career_start

The year in which the player started his/her career

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empty

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empty

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Career end

career_end

The year in which the player ended his/her career

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empty

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Career position

career_position

The position(s) played while a player. Used when a former player is now an active coach.

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Career number

career_number

The number(s) worn while a player. Used when a former player is now an active coach, or an active player that has worn other numbers.

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empty

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empty

Number

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Coach start

coach_start

The year in which the person's coaching career began.

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empty

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Coach end

coach_end

The year in which the person's coaching career ended.

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Years and Teams

years1,team1

All the team(s) the person has played for during his career.Should follow the format:|years1 = [[season|year]]–[[season|year]] |team1 = [[Team1]].

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Coached teams in the years

cyears1,cteam1

All the team(s) the person has coached for during his career.

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Highlights

highlights

All notable highlights and awards that the person has won. Should follow the format: * #× [[Award 1]] ([[season|year]], [[season|year]])-Omit #× if the award is won only once.To denote consecutive years, use endash instead of comma and omit the year(s) in between.If possible, use the full name of the award.

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Letter

letter

The text between the last and second-last slashes in the URL of the player's basketball-reference.com profile

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empty

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empty

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BBR

bbr

The text between the last slash and .html in the URL of the player's basketball-reference.com profile

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empty

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empty

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NBA profile

nba_profile

The text between the last and second-last slashes in the URL of the player's NBA.com profile (linked at nba.com/players).

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Hall of Fame

HOF/HOF_player/HOF_coach

The text behind the last slash in the URL of the person's Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame profile.For individual inducted as player, use HOF_player.For individual inducted as coach, use HOF_coach.

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FIBA HOF player

FIBA_HOF_player

The number between the last and second-last slash in the URL of the player's FIBA Hall of Fame profile